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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Alabama rates for HCPCS 36556

Placement of a temporary intravenous catheter directly into a large central vein, such as in the neck or chest, without tunneling it under the skin. It's used for patients age 5 and older, typically for shorter-term needs such as IV medications, fluids, or monitoring during a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+ cost?

$1,548

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,548 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$123 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$562 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,512Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $85 to $372
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $1,548 · 36th of 51
NH $5,138ND $428

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.